September 19, 2022edited and printed, CPL.

A NATIONAL International President, Every Home for Christ CALL FOR 40 DAYS OF NATIONAL PRAYER
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If 40 days of fasting, prayer and repentance could do for America what DJT
has done in answer to those 2016 prayers,
[See this video -31 minutes, Hartford, 2016 Franklin Graham in Hartford ]

Or see Our 'Rumble' link for the 2016 Franklin Graham Message in Hartford],
CT, what will another 4 years, and 40 days again THIS YEAR do? 40days would thus begin on 9/30/22
I have edited this in part for 2022 and though some links referenced may be broken, we all know what ought to be done!

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"AMERICA IS IN NEED OF AN UNPRECEDENTED SPIRITUAL AWAKENING."

Someone has wisely said, "If America doesn't see revival, nothing else
matters. If America does see revival, nothing else matters!" Well said!
America, especially in this election year of 2022, desperately
needs a heaven-sent revival that results in a nation-transforming spiritual
awakening.
There is little doubt that the biblical foundations of our American culture
are quickly eroding amid the rising tide of secularism. America, quite
simply, needs Jesus. America needs a divine visitation from heaven not
unlike the great spiritual awakenings in our nation's past. This great need
is evident across all sectors of our society. We see it in our government
and the courts as decisions are made that erode our most basic freedoms.
Individuals of conscience and even faith-based businesses are being
required to obey man's laws in direct violation of God's laws. What once
was mere apathy toward Christianity (and those who are true
Christ-followers) has become outright animosity. America is broken, and
only a Christ-centered revival and accompanying awakening can transform
our culture.
Every Home for Christ (www.ehc.org) and other partnering denominations
and ministries, in cooperation with the Mission America Coalition
(www.missionamerica.org) and the National Day of Prayer Task Force
(www.nationaldayofprayer.org), believe that prayer and fasting is central
to releasing revival and awakening in America. In fact, history testifies that
revival is always preceded by widespread movements of prayer, fasting
and repentance. With this in mind, a broad coalition of concerned
ministries, denominations, and networks are asking Christians to join
together during this presidential(midterm) election season in a 40-day fast from September 30,
to Election Day on Tuesday, November 8. We also suggest you prayer walk your neighborhood during these 40 days, asking God to change the spiritual climate of your community. You may choose to fast a meal a day or a half day for a week or longer. See the helpful suggestions [by searching] ... "Fasting to Victory" ....
Then, use the helpful day-by-day focuses with supporting passages of Scriptures to help you pray for specific issues of our day. To participate
in this 40-day fast, to spread this call to others, or to access additional
resources, visit www.prayasone.org or www.fastforwardamerica.com.
And please pray specifically for the Encounter Life initiative, launching as
you begin these 40 days of prayer and fasting. This EHC campaign will
mobilize thousands of American churches to reach every home in the
United States with the Gospel by the year 2030. Pray that church leaders
and members will catch the vision to share the Good News with their own
communities and beyond. Learn more at www.everyhomeusa.com.

Contents
The Fast Forward 40-Day Prayer Guide is a
resource designed to serve those who long for
revival in America and who desire to see our
nation transformed by God's glory. Over a 40-day
period, this guide will lead you to be an
intercessor, through a process of praying for every
"sphere" of our society. ([Search on it within this document] for more
information on the "Seven Mountains of
Influence.") In using this guide, you will be praying for each sphere over
five or six consecutive days. For example, from Day 1
through Day 6, you will pray over the sphere "The Church (Religion)."
From Day 7 through Day 13, you will pray for the "Family and
Marriages" sphere, etc. Within each of these broad focuses,
you will be given daily prayer focuses listed at the top of
each page. The red tab at the bottom of each page will
remind you of what sphere you are praying for that day. See
page 54 for a helpful guide on how to spend a meaningful
hour in prayer daily. (Register your days of fasting at
www.fastforwardamerica.com.)

INTRODUCTION
The Seven Mountains of Influence.................................7
Fasting to Victory............................................. 8

40-DAY PRAYER GUIDE
Day 1: The Church (Religion) 12
Day 2: Christian Laborers...................................... 13
Day 3: The Encounter Life Initiative............................. 14
Day 4: Other Faiths and Belief Systems............................ 15
Day 5: Unreached Peoples................................... 16
Day 6: Personal Prayer List for Religion Sphere.................... 17
Day 7: Family and Marriages............................. 18
Day 8: Children................................................ 19
Day 9: The Elderly.............................................. 20
Day 10: The Disabled ........................................21
Day 11: The Homeless....................................... 22
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Day 12: Sanctity of Life............................. 23
Day 13: Personal Prayer List for Family and Marriages Sphere....... 24
Day 14: Education............................................ 25
Day 15: Youth................................ 26
Day 16: Colleges and Universities............................. 27
Day 17: Elementary, Junior High and High Schools............ 28
Day 18: Personal Prayer List for Education Sphere................. 29
Day 19: Business........................................ 30
Day 20: The Economy..................................... 31
Day 21: Health Care........................................... 32
Day 22: Humanitarian Ministries.............................. 33
Day 23: Personal Prayer List for Business Sphere.................. 34
Day 24: Government ................................. 35
Day 25: The Military........................................... 36
Day 26: Liberty and Freedom.................................. 37
Day 27: Civil
Day 28: Crime and Violence
[day 29 repeating 28?]
Day 30: Personal Prayer List for Government Sphere................. 41
Day 31: Media................................................ 42
Day 32: Social Networking..........................................
Day 33: News Media
Day 34: Pornography (Sex Trafficking) Industry.....................
Day 36: Arts and Entertainment
[day 37?]
Day 38: Movie Industry.......................................... 49
Day 39:
Day 40: Personal Prayer List for Arts and Entertainment Sphere ........ 51
 

The Seven Mountains of Influence

What Are the Seven Mountains of Influence Referenced in This
Guide?
In the mid-1970s, God drew two visionary leaders together
for a luncheon meeting in Colorado. Bill Bright, founder of
Campus Crusade for Christ, and Loren Cunningham, founder
of Youth With A Mission, were those men. As they came
together, each felt the Lord was revealing an important strategy
necessary for impacting nations and cultures in such a manner
as to initiate true transformation of a society. Little did they
know they both had received the same insights. Indeed, a few
weeks later, in Switzerland, theologian Francis Schaeffer was to
receive the identical revelation.
The message was simple but profound: To impact
all of a culture, people, or nation with the totality of
the Gospel of Jesus Christ, every major sphere of
influence had to be impacted. More specifically, this
involved seven clearly defined spheres or, as some
have come to define them, The Seven Mountains of
Influence.
You will thus notice that each daily focus in this
guide falls within one of these seven major areas (or
mountains) of influence in our global societies and explores
one of the numerous sub-categories that come under each sphere.
As this guide walks you through them in your time of prayer,
write down your personal insights each day.
The seven spheres include:

1. The Church (Religion)
Pray for the Holy Spirit's anointing on all churches
no matter their denomination. Pray for ministries
involved in evangelism and discipleship including
foreign missionary activity. Pray for all faiths and
religions, that they will see the truth of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ. Pray that Christians will be bold in their
witness.

2. Family and Marriages (Youth, Children, Marriages, etc.)
Pray for families in general, and particularly the
healing of broken relationships in marriages and
families, especially among believers and those in
Christian ministry. Pray for the sanctity of marriage.
Pray against cultural influences that diminish the
value of marriage and family.

3. Education (All Schools, Universities, Colleges, and Educators)
This focus involves all institutions of education,
whether for the very young, when children are so
easily influenced, or those studying at
higher levels. Pray for teachers and educators. Pray
for those you know by name. Add them to your
daily prayer lists for each day. Pray also for the
content of textbooks so they will reflect biblical
values. Ask God to send a revival to all campuses.
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4. Business (The Marketplace)
This focus involves praying for a spiritual
awakening in the marketplace. Pray especially for
Christian businessmen and women, that God will
use them to influence others in their professions.
Pray for major corporations, that they will build their companies on a
foundation of high moral and ethical standards.

5. Government (Local, National, and International)
Pray for heads of your local, state, and national
government. Remember especially to intercede for
the judiciary (judges) of your nation and the
nations of the world. Include the military and law
enforcement as well as other service officials, such
as firefighters and civil servants.

6. Media (The Press, Television, and Internet)
Ask God to cause all aspects of the media and
information technology to become a tool in His hands
to change the culture around us for His honor and
glory. Pray that the influence of the Internet and
social networking will be used by Christians to capture a new
generation of young believers. Pray that Christian values and
ethics will find their way into all aspects of the media.

7. Arts and Entertainment (Including Sports)
This focus includes all those in any field
of the arts or entertainment including sports.
Some have defined this sphere as the
"celebration" sphere because it takes many such aspects into
consideration. Ask God to use the influence of those
who know Him in these arenas so they
might impact many around them. Pray for entertainers
or athletes you know by name who have a strong
Christian testimony. Ask God to expand their
influence.

Fasting to Victory
A Word about Fasting and Prayer
by Dick Eastman

Fasting. It is a difficult discipline though
dynamic in its results. For most believers,
fasting is a seldom-pursued dimension of
personal prayer. The flesh clearly opposes it.
As Martin Luther once said following a time of
fasting and prayer, �My flesh was wont to
grumble dreadfully.�
Yet, of all levels of prayer and intercession,
fasting in prayer seems to terrify our enemy more
than any other. As a saint once wrote, �Satan
trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon his
knees.� Add fasting to these prayers and Satan
panics.
There is little doubt that fasting in intercession
releases added supernatural power to our prayers.
Intercessory fasting might well be labeled
�authoritative intercession.� Engaging in such
praying allows the believer to �fast� their way to
victory.
OUR STRONGEST WEAPON
The apostle Paul spoke of the various weapons
we have from God that remove or cast down satanic
fortresses. He wrote, �We are human, but we don�t
wage war with human plans and methods. We use
God�s mighty weapons...to knock down the Devil�s
strongholds. With these weapons we break down
every proud argument that keeps people from
knowing God. With these weapons we conquer
their rebellious ideas, and we teach them to obey
Christ� (2 Corinthians 10:3-5, NLT).
Paul doesn�t specifically name each of these
weapons because he knew the Corinthian believers were well aware of them.
Fasting was a vital part of Jewish culture and tradition. And
there is little doubt that the Corinthian Christians knew that
fasting was a powerful weapon, one that added special
authority to their spiritual warfare. On this very theme,
Derek Prince once said, �On the basis of the record of the
whole Bible, I would say that prayer and fasting combined
constitute the strongest single weapon that has been
committed to God�s believing people.�
PRAYER�S HIGHEST LEVEL
Authority is defined as �power to influence or
persuade from knowledge or experience.� It is also
�the legal or rightful power to command or act in
specific situations.�
How does fasting relate to intercession and lead
to authoritative praying? Intercession is the denial
of self in prayer so that our
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praying can be focused on others. Intercession is
�others centered� prayer. Fasting is a physical form
of that attitude of self-denial and humility. To
combine the two is dramatic and dynamic. Fasting
in conjunction with intercessory prayer is
authoritative praying at its highest level.
Fasting, of course, is the practice of deliberately
and voluntarily abstaining from usual nourishment,
which when performed in the context of prayer,
brings supernatural power to our praying. Fasting is
to do without or to practice self-denial. Added to
prayer, fasting brings a release of divine authority.
Following are several simple �keys� to help you
fast and pray with a measure of authority, particularly
as you use this guide for the United States.
1. WE SHOULD FAST SENSIBLY.
Although it is true that some in the Bible, like
Moses, Elijah, and Jesus, fasted 40 days, and others
like Daniel and Esther fasted several days to three
weeks, the Bible includes numerous occasions
when a specific fast was 24 hours or less. Note, for
example, Israel�s battle with the rebellious tribe of Benjamin in
Judges 20. When Israel saw the difficult
circumstances facing them and they feared
the worst, Scripture says they �went up to Bethel,
and there they sat weeping before the Lord. They
fasted that day until evening� (Judges 20:26, NIV).
Notice this was a fast of but two meals, breakfast
and lunch. David fasted similarly (2 Samuel 3:35),
as did Cornelius the Centurion, who fasted until
�the ninth hour,� which was mid-afternoon (Acts
10:30, KJV). This suggests Cornelius ate something after 3 p.m.

If God leads you to fast for 40 days for the United States,
you may fast one full day a week or even one meal each day.
You may even choose to fast 40 days �until evening,�
meaning you would deny yourself breakfast and lunch for a
full 40 days. Muslims fast a full month in this manner each
year during the month they refer to as Ramadan. Each day
they eat nothing after sunrise and do not eat again until after
the sun sets. But this was also biblical for Jews and
Christians. Consider also the fast of Daniel. He fasted 21
days eating �no choice food,� including any meat (Daniel
10:3). Many have taken this to mean Daniel ate the simplest
of foods, perhaps vegetables or even just bread and water for
21 days. Imagine eating only bread and drinking water for
21 days. For most of us that would be a true denial of self,
and thus qualify as a fast, even if only partially. Of course, a
few may choose a full fast of 3, 7, 21, or even all 40 days,
eating no solid foods and drinking only water or juice. These
prolonged periods, however, should be done cautiously and,
if one has medical problems or health concerns, such a fast
should be done under the direction of a physician. However,
don�t let your fears limit you from fasting, even if only
partially, like Daniel did. Even giving up one meal
each day for a few days (or for each of the 40 days)
will add spiritual power to your praying.

2. WE SHOULD FAST SENSITIVELY.
When Israel fasted prior to its battle against
Benjamin, as referred to previously, we note they
�inquired of the Lord� during their fast (Judges
20:26-27). One of the most important results of
fasting is that it increases our sensitivity to receiving
guidance from God. During your times of fasting
and prayer with this guide, ask God to help you
�pray between the lines� regarding each day�s
prayer focus. As you read a specific request, listen
to God�s still, small voice to help you prayerfully expand
a particular focus.
In addition, pray with an open Bible (particularly the
Psalms). Then, as you fast and pray, read a passage of
Scripture and turn the Scriptures you read into specific
prayers that apply to a specific day�s focus.
We�ve provided a sample verse with each day�s
focus to help get you started. You�ll be surprised
at how God�s Word seems to fit very specific
needs of a particular day.

3. WE SHOULD FAST SACRIFICIALLY.
We have already suggested that fasting is a
means of denying self that when combined with
prayer brings supernatural results. Andrew Murray,
a missionary to Africa many years ago, wrote the
classic book With Christ in the School of Prayer.
Murray wrote: �Fasting helps to express, to deepen,
and to confirm the resolution that we are ready to
sacrifice anything, to sacrifice even ourselves, to
attain what we seek for in the Kingdom of God.�
Jesus, speaking of self-denial for His disciples
said, �If anyone would come after me, he must deny
himself and take up his cross and follow me�
(Matthew 16:24, NIV).
For the person who normally eats little or no
breakfast, to miss that particular meal is hardly a
sacrifice. Also, for a person who
eats a huge, late lunch, and then generally very
little later in the evening, fasting the evening
meal is not much of a sacrifice. The word
�sacrifice� means �to deny oneself something
for the sake of another.� The true hunger pains we feel during a
fast serve to remind us that self-denial is indeed
taking place. Fasting no doubt brings power to our
praying because it costs us something that we can
actually feel.

4. WE SHOULD FAST SPECIFICALLY.
When God chided His people for the hypocrisy
and emptiness of their religious celebrations,
including their hypocritical fasting
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(Isaiah 58:1-5), He concluded, �Is this not the
fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of
wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, to let
the oppressed go free, and that you break every
yoke?� (Isaiah 58:6, NKJV).
Allow God to choose the focus of your fast.
This guide has a very specific focus on the
United States. There is little doubt our fast
for the United States is �to loose the bonds of
wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, to let the
oppressed go free �� (Isaiah 58:6).
If you feel God wants you to use this guide every
day, initially for 40 days (and monthly thereafter),
we encourage you to add the dimension of fasting
and prayer to your regular prayers, even, as
suggested, in a partial manner. But as you pray daily
for various needs, please concentrate some of your
times of fasting and prayer on the United States by
using this guide. Think of your prayers as
instruments being used by God to help open the
eyes of many thousands of people in the United
States.
 

5. PRAYING GOD�S WORD: ADDING AUTHORITY TO YOUR FASTING!

You will note that each of the 40 focuses in this
guide conclude with a passage of God�s Word to
encourage you to �pray the Word� over the focus
for that day. The great British preacher, Charles
Spurgeon, referred to this as �pleading God�s
promises.�
Simply read a few words or a complete verse and then
pause and turn those words into a prayer. For example,
consider the passage of Ezekiel 34:26-27. The passage
begins with the promise: �I will cause my people and their
homes around my holy hill to be a blessing.� You might
�pray� this statement: �Oh Lord, you once said to your
ancient people that you would cause their very homes and
families to be a blessing. I pray you will cause all the
Christian families of the United States to be a blessing.
Cause the government of the United States to realize that
true Christians are a blessing to our nation.�
You can probably add even more thoughts to that simple
promise, further enlarging your prayers of intercession as
you develop that phrase.
Now, do the same for the rest of the passage. In so doing,
you are �praying God�s Word� and thus declaring His will
over the focus of that day.
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DAY 1
Today�s Focus:
The Church
(Religion)
(Religion, Revival, and Spiritual
Awakening) Pray specifically today for
your church and other churches of
your community or area. As you pray through
today�s passages from Scripture, apply these
promises to this specific focus� Religion (and
more specifically, the Church). Include churches
and denominations by name, asking God to
bless them with true revival. Pray
specifically for revival in your church and the
churches of your area and for a resulting spiritual
awakening in your community so that many
might come to Christ as the result. Additionally,
remember people of other faiths and religions,
that they might experience the transforming
grace of Jesus Christ.
Today�s Passages:
Ephesians 3:14-21
For this reason I kneel before the Father, from
whom every family in heaven and on earth
derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious
riches he may strengthen you with power through
his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may
dwell in your hearts through faith.
Ephesians 1:17-19
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the
Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may
know him better. I pray that the eyes of your
heart may be enlightened in order that you may
know the hope to which he has called you, the
riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy
people, and his incomparably great power for us
who believe.
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DAY 2
Today�s Focus:
Christian Laborers
(Remembering Pastors,
Evangelists, Teachers, and
Other Christian Workers)
Today our primary focus for prayer as watchmen
are those who help spread or teach the Good
News of Christ in our community and nation. Be
specific as you pray for those you know by name
who are serving to advance the Kingdom of Christ. Some
may be prominent leaders in the Church, known
worldwide, while others may only be known to a small
community of believers, including you. They need your
prayers. Pray for those you know who may be beyond
your theological sphere or denomination. Compile your
personal list of those you want to pray for at least once
each month. Pray also for more laborers to be called into
the harvest (Matthew 9:37-38). Pray also for those who
proclaim the Gospel, that it will be �the pure Gospel� and
that all Christian workers, whether missionaries or
indigenous pastors and evangelists, will remember
Peter�s compelling words: �Nor is there salvation in any
other, for there is no other name under heaven given
among men by which we must be saved� (Acts 4:12,
NKJV).
Today�s Passages:
Matthew 9:37-38
Then he said to his disciples, �The harvest is
plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord
of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into
his harvest field.�
Romans 10:13-15
�Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will
be saved.� How, then, can they call on the one
they have not believed in? And how can they
believe in the one of whom they have not heard?
And how can they hear without someone
preaching to them? And how can anyone preach
unless they are sent? As it is written: �How
beautiful are the feet of those who bring good
news!�
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DAY 3
Today�s Focus:
The Encounter Life
Initiative
(Taking the Gospel to Every Home in America by 2030)
On October 1, 2016[2020 too!], Every Home for
Christ is launching the Encounter Life initiative
to partner with thousands of American churches
in reaching every home in our nation with the
Gospel. The mission of the Church is called the
Great Commission�to
faithfully carry out Christ�s command to �go and
make disciples of all nations� (Matthew 28:19),
and Encounter Life seeks to do this here in the
United States. It�s a two-pronged strategy of
sharing the Gospel with the lost to lead them to
faith in Jesus Christ and then discipling new
believers through sound Bible teaching in order
to preserve fruit that remains (John 15:16).
As you lift up Encounter Life today, pray for
�open hearts� that our neighbors who receive the
Gospel will put their faith in Jesus. Pray for
�open doors� that church leaders and members
across our country will catch the vision and join
us in reaching their own local communities with
the Good News. And pray that God would
provide laborers for the harvest, leading to a
great spiritual awakening in America at this
important time. To participate in the movement
or to get your church involved, visit
www.everyhomeusa.com.
Today�s Passages:
Matthew 24:14
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached
in the whole world as a testimony to all nations,
and then the end will come.
Matthew 28:18-20
Then Jesus came to them and said, �All authority in
heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go
and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded
you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of
the age.�
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DAY 4
Today�s Focus:
Other Faiths
and Belief
Systems
Many Americans embrace belief systems and
ideologies that claim to point the way to
salvation through some system of self-sacrifice
and good works yet miss the transforming power
of the cross and resurrection. The apostle Paul taught, �if
anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old
has gone, the new is here!� (2 Corinthians 5:17, NIV).
Pray that believers across America will have
opportunities to share the reality of knowing Christ with
those who have never experienced His �amazing grace.�
Especially pray for the various faiths that exist in
America, as well as the many organizations and
individuals focused on demonstrating the compassion of
Christ among people of these groups. Pray that the
growing �prayer, care, share� strategy of truly praying for
and loving those of other faiths through caring for and
helping meet their felt needs will become a national
strategy of the Body of Christ. Pray by name for
neighbors and friends you know who embrace different
belief systems, asking God to enable you to share the
Good News of your own testimony with them in love and
humility.
Today�s Passage:
Acts 26:16-18
�Now get up and stand on your feet. I have
appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and
as a witness of what you have seen and will see
of me. I will rescue you from your own people
and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them
to open their eyes and turn them from darkness
to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so
that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a
place among those who are sanctified by faith in
me.�
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DAY 5
Today�s Focus:
Unreached Peoples
A compelling love for the lost led Jesus to the cross to die
for the sins of the world, yet nearly 2,000 years later
millions of inhabitants live among unreached people
groups that have yet to receive a clear presentation of the
Gospel. Even within America today pockets of unreached
people exist. Pray that all barriers that hinder the spread
of the Gospel to these people will be overcome. Pray that
God will divinely call and save key individuals to help
share the Good News, make disciples, and plant churches
among all these unreached people groups. Pray for
ministries using Christian radio programs, gospel
literature, and other methods to help introduce these
unreached people to Christ. Draw encouragement from
the apostle John�s vision in heaven: �After these things I
looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could
number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues,
standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed
with white robes, with palm branches in their hands�
(Revelation 7:9, NKJV)
Today�s Passage:
John 10:15-17
Just as the Father knows me and I know the Father�and I
lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep
that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them
also. They too will listen to my voice, and there
shall be one flock and one shepherd. The reason
my Father loves me is that I lay down my
life�only to take it up again.
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DAY 6
Today�s Focus:
Personal Prayer
List for Religion
On Day 6 of this season of prayer, take special
time to pray for those areas of the sphere of �The
Church (Religion)� that God has specifically
impressed on your heart. Take time to write out a
few churches, ministries, and individuals in ministry that
you can take time today to pray for.
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DAY 7
Today�s Focus:
Family and Marriages
(Influencing Family Values and
the Sanctity of Marriage through Prayer)
The main focus for prayer today is families and
marriages. Satan seems to have initiated all-out
warfare on marriages in recent years, including
Christian marriages and those of pastors and
leaders. Satan knows that if he can destroy
marriages, and thus the family, he can destroy
the very fabric of any society. Pray today
especially for families in distress that you know
of as well as your own family. Pray for
marriages of those close to you and for those of
Christian leaders.
Today�s Passage:
Ephesians 5:25-30
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved
the church and gave himself up for her to make
her holy, cleansing her by the washing with
water through the word, and to present her to
himself as a radiant church, without stain or
wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and
blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to
love their wives as their own bodies. He who
loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one
ever hated their own body, but they feed and
care for their body, just as Christ does the
church�for we are members of his body.
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DAY 8
Today�s Focus:
Children
(Children in Danger, Children Trafficking, and Orphans)
Jesus loved children. In Matthew 19:14 He said,
�Let the little children come to me, and do not
hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs
to such as these.� Today we remember these
innocent ones of society. Child prostitution and
the trafficking of young children are on the rise
in America. In addition, there are children in America
who are without homes, food, and families. The children
of America need our prayers today. Pray by name
for children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews
in your family. Extend your prayers to children
in your neighborhood, your state, and the nation.
Pray that Christian parents will raise their
children to know and love the Lord. Pray for
Christ-centered alternatives in TV programs,
movies, video games, and music that will help
build a child�s faith, rather than destroy it. And
pray for international evangelistic programs that
help share the Gospel and make disciples of
children around the world.
Today�s Passages:
Matthew 18:2-5
He called a little child to him, and placed the
child among them. And he said: �Truly I tell
you, unless you change and become like little
children, you will never enter the kingdom of
heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly
position of this child is the greatest in the
kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one
such child in my name welcomes me.�
Deuteronomy 6:6-9
These commandments that I give you today are to
be on your hearts. Impress them on your
children. Talk about them when you sit at home
and when you walk along the road, when you lie
down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols
on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
Write them on the doorframes of your houses
and on your gates.

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DAY 9
Today�s Focus:
The Elderly
The elderly often face difficult challenges without
complaint, and many have no one to help them in times of
need. Pray that the younger generation will
respect the unique gifts and wisdom of the
elderly. Proverbs 16:31 says, �Gray hair is a
crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of
righteousness.� Ask God to reveal to elderly
believers that they have a special opportunity to
use their wisdom and spiritual maturity to be
dedicated intercessors for the lost and others in
need. Some may even feel called to be full-time
intercessors. Pray that God will show them how
to embrace this unique calling. Pray, too, about
starting or joining an outreach team in your
church or community that specifically provides
assistance to the elderly. Pray by name for
the elderly in your church who may need
assistance. Befriend them, visiting them at home
or in a senior care facility where they live. Pray
for opportunities for sharing the Gospel with
people who may have lived long lives but have
not yet asked Jesus to come into their hearts.
Today�s Passage:
Psalm 71:17-23
Since my youth, God, you have taught me, and to this day
I declare your marvelous deeds. Even when I am old and
gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your
power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who
are to come. Your righteousness, God, reaches to the
heavens, you who have done great things. Who is like
you, God? Though you have made me see troubles, many
and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths
of the earth you will again bring me up. You will increase
my honor and comfort me once more. I will praise you
with the harp for your faithfulness, my God; I will sing
praise to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel. My lips
will shout for joy when I sing praise to you�I whom you
have delivered.
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DAY 10
Today�s Focus:
The Disabled
(Those Developmentally
Impaired and the
Handicapped)
Daily life is difficult for people who were born with
physical or mental challenges or who were left disabled by a severe
illness or injury. Often some of the most neglected people
are those with serious handicaps or various physical or
mental impairments. They also can be the most severely
mistreated and regularly abused. Today, in addition to all
else we claim in prayer as watchmen, we especially weep
over these, praying that God will touch followers of Jesus
in these areas to seek out the needs of such people and to
find ways to love and care for them�in the
name of Jesus. Prayerfully remember those in this
condition in your own community. Do some
�prayer homework� and learn of ministries that
specifically target the disabled and pray for them
as well as support them in their mandate to care
for and disciple the disabled. Pray also for the
creation of more church-based outreaches to the
disabled in local communities. Pray that every
church, especially in the less developed areas of
the nation, will be sensitive to the needs of the
disabled who are part of their congregation or
people they know. Pray by name for disabled
people you may know at church or in your
neighborhood. Also pray for family members
and caregivers who help loved ones with special
needs.
Today�s Passage:
Isaiah 35:4-6
Say to those with fearful hearts, �Be strong, do not fear;
your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with
divine retribution he will come to save you.� Then will
the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf
unstopped. Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the
mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the
wilderness and streams in the desert.
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DAY 11
Today�s Focus:
The Homeless
Today we place special emphasis during our prayer on
those who lack a place to dwell, the homeless. In some
regions of America, children live and sleep in city
culverts and under bridges because that is their home. An
increasing number of families are seeking help from local
homeless shelters because they have no place to live.
Many homeless, who often suffer from mental illness or
addictions, sleep in parks and beside the road in bushes
and shrubs. Pray for the well-being of the homeless and
especially that the Church will rise up to help meet this
growing need. Pray about ways that you and your church
might become specifically involved in ministering to
the homeless�providing food, clothing, and assistance
in finding employment and meeting family needs.
Especially remember ministries you know of that are
devoted to this specific challenge. Above all, pray for
opportunities for sharing the Gospel with homeless people
who do not know the Lord. Encourage them with the
words of the prophet Samuel: �The Lord�raises the poor
from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he
seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of
honor� (1 Samuel 2:7-8).
Today�s Passages:
Psalm 61:2-4
From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as
my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is
higher than I. For you have been my refuge, a
strong tower against the foe. I long to dwell in
your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of
your wings.
Psalm 12:5
�Because the poor are plundered and the needy
groan, I will now arise,� says the LORD. �I will
protect them from those who malign them.�
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DAY 12
Today�s Focus:
Sanctity of Life
Since Roe v. Wade in 1973, an estimated 54 million
pregnancies have been terminated through abortion in
America. Pray today for the unborn children of our
nation. Pray for their protection in a society that debates
their humanity. Children are a blessing from the Lord and
something He has fashioned very purposefully. Pray that
they will be treasured and seen as gifts. Pray for mothers
who face the overwhelming prospect of an unplanned
pregnancy. Pray that God will give them courage and
provide them with supportive communities that will love
and guide them through a trying season. Pray for children
born to parents unable to care for them, that God will
place them into loving homes where they will be nurtured
and taught the love of Jesus. Pray also for the medical
doctors who perform the abortion procedure, that God
will open their eyes to the reality of what they are doing
and convict their hearts to do it no longer. Pray for those
mothers who have already undergone an abortion that,
rather than shame and condemnation, they will come
know the forgiveness and grace of Jesus. And finally,
pray for the people of the United States to
see clearly that all life is a sacred gift worthy of
our protection and love.
Today�s Passages:
Psalm 139:13-16 (NIV)
For you created my inmost being; you knit me
together in my mother�s womb. I praise you
because I am fearfully and wonderfully
made�My frame was not hidden from you when
I was made in the secret place, when I was
woven together in the depths of the earth. Your
eyes saw my unformed body; all the days
ordained for me were written in your book before
one of them came to be.
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DAY 13
Today�s Focus:
Personal Prayer
List for Family and Marriages
On Day 13 of this season of prayer, take special time to
pray for those areas of the sphere of �Family and
Marriages� that God has specifically impressed on your
heart. Take time to write out the
names of members of your family (or other
families that are dear to you) that are especially
in need of prayer.
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DAY 14
Today�s Focus:
Education
(All Institutions of
Learning, Teachers,
and Administrators)
Pray for all levels of education�from younger
children in
elementary school through more advanced education,
including college and university students. Pray for an
awakening among students of all ages as well as for their
teachers. When possible pray by name for students and
teachers you know. Pray also that godly principles will
come into the curriculum being taught at all levels of
education.
Today�s Passages:
Ecclesiastes 12:9-10
Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also
imparted knowledge to the people. He pondered
and searched out and set in order many proverbs.
The Teacher searched to find just the right words,
and what he wrote was upright and true.
Proverbs 1:5-9
Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the
discerning get guidance�for understanding proverbs
and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but
fools despise wisdom and instruction. Listen, my
son, to your father�s instruction and do not
forsake your mother�s teaching. They are a
garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn
your neck.
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DAY 15
Today�s Focus:
Youth
(The Next Generation)
Young people, especially teenagers, are bombarded with
immoral messages and temptations through movies, TV,
music, and the Internet. Social media is adding to this
dilemma. We need to enter into the spiritual battle that is
raging for the souls of our youth. The words of Proverbs
are still true today: �Train up a child in the way he should
go, and when he is old he will not depart from it�
(Proverbs 22:6, NKJV). Pray by name for youth leaders
in your church and the churches of your community. Ask
God to raise up many who can meaningfully share His
Word and encourage young people to follow the Lord.
Pray for effective youth programs in our churches that
will attract young people from our communities who
need to hear the Gospel. Pray that churches will offer
courses to help train Christian youth in how to share their
faith with non-Christian friends.
Today�s Passage:
Psalm 119:9-12
How can a young person stay on the path of
purity? By living according to your word. I seek
you with all my heart; do not let me stray from
your commands. I have hidden your word in my
heart that I might not sin against you. Praise be to
you, LORD; teach me your decrees.
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DAY 16
Today�s Focus:
Colleges and Universities
Pray today for colleges and universities across
America. Today in our nation, the next
generation of leaders is being educated, many
times by professors who hold disdain or disregard
toward Christ. Pray that students will establish a
solid foundation in their walks with God and not
be persuaded to follow empty philosophies. Pray
that students will be Christ-centered and seek to
find the truth in Christ. Pray that the Lord will
empower believing students to resist the godless culture
that surrounds them and instead be an instrument
of light and the love of Christ. Pray for
unbelieving students across college campuses,
that the Holy Spirit will move on their hearts and
that they will find their identity and purpose in
Christ. Pray for teachers and officials who
instruct and lead college campuses across
America to encounter Jesus. Pray for Christian ministries
that focus on college and university outreach,
that the Lord will make them effective in shaping
this generation. Pray for an awakening on
college campuses across America, that this next
generation will love Jesus with all their hearts,
souls, minds, and strength.
Today�s Passages:
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let
nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the
work of the Lord, because you know that your
labor in the Lord is not in vain.
Philippians 4:8-9
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true,
whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is
pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable�if
anything is excellent or praiseworthy�think
about such things. Whatever you have
learned or received or heard from me, or
seen in me�put it into practice. And the God
of peace will be with you.
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DAY 17
Today�s Focus:
Elementary, Junior
High
and High Schools
Pray today for the students, teachers, and
administrators of America�s elementary, junior
high and high schools. Especially pray that the
Lord will protect the destiny that He has for each
young one. Pray for those with little or no godly
influences to be divinely connected with people
who will intentionally reflect Christ to them.
Pray for young minds to be taught the
truth of Christ and protected from falsehood. As our
youth mature, pray that the Lord will protect their
identity. Declare over our students that they are loved and
accepted. Pray that students will be filled
with discernment and have real, authentic
encounters with Christ that will keep them
through their teen years and beyond. In a culture
where youth are encouraged to squander and
experiment, pray that the Lord will raise up an
army of young people who will spend their
strength for Christ and become God�s great
instrument of change in America. Pray for those
struggling with depression, suicide, cutting,
eating disorders, bullying, family dysfunction,
divorce, peer pressure, drugs, domestic violence,
substance abuse, and sexual bondage. Pray
specifically for high school students you may know by name.
Pray for teachers and administrators to lead students with
integrity and the fear of the Lord. Pray for those
responsible for shaping curriculum, that God
will mold the information being taught. Pray for
church ministries and outreaches to students that
the Lord will use them mightily. Pray that the
youth of America will be equipped to
passionately follow Jesus their whole lives.
Today�s Passage:
Psalm 31:20
In the shelter of your presence you hide them
from all human intrigues; you keep them safe in
your dwelling from accusing tongues.
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DAY 18
Today�s Focus:
Personal Prayer
List for
Education
On Day 18 of this season of prayer, take
special time to pray for those aspects of the
sphere of �Education� that God has
specifically impressed on your heart. Take
time to write down the names of young people who
are currently learning within the American education system.
Pray for these young people by name. Also
consider writing down the names of teachers you
know who currently work in the American
education system and spend time today
interceding for them.
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DAY 19
Today�s Focus:
Business
(The Influence of the Marketplace)
Pray for businesses in your community or nation
that God will use them to accomplish His
purposes. Ask God to raise up godly
businessmen and women to be witnesses for Him
wherever they serve. Apply today�s passages of
Scripture specifically to the marketplace.
Pray that God will release funds
from businesses in your area and throughout the
world to make possible the advancement of
Christ�s Kingdom and the completion of the
Great Commission.
Today�s Passage:
Isaiah 60:1-5
�Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the
LORD rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and
thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises
upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will
come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your
dawn. Lift up your eyes and look about you: All assemble
and come to you; your sons come from afar, and your
daughters are carried on the hip. Then you will look and
be radiant, your heart will throb and swell with joy; the
wealth on the seas will be brought to you, to you the
riches of the nations will come.�
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DAY 20
Today�s Focus:
The Economy
(Banks, Lending Institutions, and Greed)
The uncertainties of the economy affect all of us
in different ways, including those ministries that
seek to spread the Gospel globally. ery often
missions organizations are the first to suffer
in an economic slowdown. Pray for a healthy
recovery in all sectors of the economy and that a
spiritual awakening will take place that helps
overcome greed. Pray also that God will get the
attention of Christians to depend on Him, to
reject the ways of the world, and that a true
revival will result. The great spiritual awakening
of the 1850s, in which hundreds of thousands
came to Christ, began as a result of a nationwide
failure of America�s banking system. In
particular, as you serve as a watchman of the
Lord today, ask God to allow Hebrews 13:5
(paraphrased) to come alive in the hearts of His
children: �Make sure that your character is free
from the love of money, being content with what
you have; for He Himself has said, �I will never
desert you, nor will I ever forsake you.�� More
specifically, intercede for individuals you know
of by name who have lost their jobs and are
struggling financially. Ask God to open
opportunities for them to find meaningful
employment. Additionally, pray that
Christians will continue to give faithfully to their
local churches and other worthy ministries.
Today�s Passage:
1 Timothy 6:5-10
And constant friction between people of corrupt
mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who
think that godliness is a means to financial gain.
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take
nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we
will be content with that. Those who want to get rich fall
into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and
harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and
destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of
evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from
the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
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DAY 21
Today�s Focus:
Health Care
(Doctors, Nurses, and Medical
Professionals)
Pray today for those who do not have adequate medical
care and for those who have a heart to help meet this
need in our nation. Ask God to use Christian doctors and
nurses not only to minister to the physical needs of their
patients but to spiritual needs as well. Especially pray for
those involved in medical missionary enterprises as they
often risk contracting the very diseases they seek to treat.
Pray by name for doctors, nurses, and other medical
professionals you may know. Pray that those Americans
who are followers of Christ will make themselves
available as frequently as possible to go on short-term
mission trips to use their unique gifts to help the sick and
suffering in less-developed nations of the world. In this
way they will help fulfill God�s promise of
Psalm 72:12: �For he will deliver the needy
who cry out, the afflicted who have no one
to help.�
Today�s Passage:
Jeremiah 33:6-8
�Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will
heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace
and security. I will bring Judah and Israel back from
captivity and will rebuild them as they were before. I will
cleanse them from all the sin they have committed
against me and will forgive all their sins of rebellion
against me.�
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DAY 22
Today�s Focus:
Humanitarian Ministries
(Charities, Nonprofit Agencies, and NGOs)
Christian humanitarian ministries, often referred to as
NGOs or �Non-Government Organizations,� provide aid
to people living in poverty or who have become victims
of natural disasters, acts of violence, and other
unexpected tragedies. They see Christ in those they serve,
remembering His words in Matthew 25:35: �For I was
hungry, and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave
Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in� (NKJV).
Pray by name for humanitarian ministries working today
in America that you support or are familiar with. Pray for
the protection of Christian aid workers who often work in
dangerous conditions to minister to people in need.
Especially pray that Christian ministries will not
compromise their responsibility to share the Gospel with
the people they minister to. Pray they will have many
opportunities to share the message of salvation openly in
areas that might not otherwise be freely open to Christian
evangelism.
Today�s Passage:
Proverbs 3:27-29
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is
due, when it is in your power to act. Do not say
to your neighbor, �Come back tomorrow and I�ll
give it to you��when you already have it with
you. Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives
trustfully near you.
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DAY 23
Today�s Focus:
Personal Prayer
List for
Business
On Day 23 of this season of prayer, take
special time to pray for those aspects of the
sphere of �Business� that God has
specifically impressed on your heart. Take
time to write down the names of Christian businessmen
and business leaders who are active today in America.
Pray for these people. Write down the names of
Christian businesses you may know and intercede
for these businesses.
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DAY 24
Today�s Focus:
Government -- (Local and National Government)
The apostle Paul instructed Timothy in his first letter
to this young leader to, �pray for all that are in authority�
(1 Timothy 2:1-2). There is little doubt that Paul�s
first concern in this regard was for prayer that impacted
those in government positions. Pray for your local government
leaders as well as for national government leaders.
Today�s Passages:
Romans 13:1
Let everyone be subject to the governing
authorities, for there is no authority except that
which God has established. The authorities
that exist have been established by God.
1 Timothy 2:1-4
I urge, then, first of all, that petitions,
prayers, intercession and thanksgiving
be made for all people�for kings and all
those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in
all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God
our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come
to a knowledge of the truth.
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DAY 25
Today�s Focus:
The Military
(Those Serving in the Protection of the Nation)
Men and women who serve in the armed
forces are willing to make the ultimate
sacrifice, giving their lives to protect their
nation and help maintain peace in the world. Pray for the
various branches of the military in our nation as the Holy
Spirit leads. Ask God to hold back any armies that may
seek to create arbitrary conflicts that may lead to war in
various regions of the world.
Pray especially that Christians in all branches of service
will �put on the whole armor of God� as described in
Ephesians 6:10-20. Pray that godly officers and
particularly chaplains will lead their troops with moral
character and courage. Intercede for conflicts
now underway in the nations that peace will be restored
so that the Gospel can go freely throughout those nations
or regions. Pray by name for servicemen and women you
may know. Ask God to help you minister to the spiritual,
emotional, and practical needs of the spouses, children,
and family members of military personnel who are away
on dangerous deployments around the world.
Today�s Passage:
Psalm 33:12-20
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,
the people he chose for his inheritance. From
heaven the LORD looks down and sees all
mankind; from his dwelling place he watches all
who live on earth�he who forms the hearts of
all, who considers
everything they do. No king is saved by the size of his
army; no warrior escapes by his great strength. A horse is
a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength
it cannot save. But the eyes of the LORD are on those
who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing
love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in
famine. We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help
and our shield.
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DAY 26
Today�s Focus:
Liberty and Freedom
(Issues of Human Rights and Individual Freedoms)
One of the most important of the �seven spheres of influence�
involves government and politics. People around the
world are willing to lay down their lives for the freedoms
expressed in the United States� Declaration of
Independence in 1776: �We hold these truths to be
self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of
Happiness.� Pray that we, as Americans, do not forget
that the freedoms and liberties we experience are gifts
from God that can be lost if we turn our backs on Him.
Pray that God will intervene in America�s national and
local governments in ways that promote individual
freedoms. Pray that more devoted, righteous people will
seek and be elected to public office, thus helping provide
a moral compass for their communities and nations, for where
there is no vision, the people perish (Proverbs 28:18).
Today�s Passage:
Romans 8:19-21
For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children
of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to
frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the
one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will
be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into
the freedom and glory of the children of God.
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DAY 27
Today�s Focus:
Civil Servants
(Police, Firefighters, and Others
Who Serve in Our Communities)
Men and women who hold city, state, or federal jobs
serve within one of the �seven spheres of influence� that
are foundational to government structures. The responsibilities they
have and the decisions they make impact
communities on multiple levels and in ways that
may affect thousands of people. Pray that public
servants will act responsibly in their jobs. Pray by
name for people you may know who work in the
public sector. Also pray that Christians will
stand out as model employees as they mirror
Christ�s example of a faithful servant, mindful of
His words: �If anyone desires to be first, he shall
be last of all and servant of all� (Mark 9:35, NKJV).
Pray especially for the police of your community,
that they will be protected as they often
are in harm�s way. Pray against all corruption that can
often be tempting to those in such positions of trust. Pray,
too, for the families of those in law enforcement, as often
the intensity of their work impacts their home life in
negative ways. The same is true for firefighters
who generally have to live away from home for
many days at a time in order to be on call at all
hours of the day and night.
Today�s Passage:
Philippians 2:3-8
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.
Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not
looking to your own interests but each of you to
the interests of the others. In your relationships
with one another, have the same mindset as
Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did
not consider equality with God something to be
used to his own advantage; rather, he made
himself nothing by taking the very nature of a
servant, being made in human likeness. And
being found in appearance as a man, he humbled
himself by becoming obedient to death� even
death on a cross!
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DAY 28
Today�s Focus:
Crime and Violence
(Drug Cartels, Drug Trafficking, and Organized Crime)
Escalating crime and violence are symptoms of a society
that has drifted away from God or outright rejected Him.
Commenting on the end-times, Christ said: �Many false
prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because
lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow
cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved�
(Matthew 24:11-13, NKJV). Pray against all those who
would seek to tarnish our culture through criminal activity
and all manner of corruption. Pray that God will show the
younger generation that involvement with any kind of
�recreational� drug use does not only destroy their health,
but fuels organized crime in the nations. Pray against the
drug cartels operating throughout the country. Ask that
God would cause cartel leaders to make critical errors in
how they conduct their business in such a way that leads
to their downfall. Pray especially for the protection of
Christian workers who work in the fearful atmosphere of
these drug cartels. Pray also that those in law
enforcement specifically focused on this problem will
find more and better ways to combat
this plague through modern technology and other means.
Today�s Passage:
Psalm 11:1-7
In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me:
�Flee like a bird to your mountain. For look, the wicked
bend their bows; they set their arrows against the strings
to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart. When
the foundations are being destroyed, what can the
righteous do?� The LORD is in his holy temple; the
LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone
on earth; his eyes examine them. The LORD examines
the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he
hates with a passion. On the wicked he will rain fiery
coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot.
For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; the
upright will see his face.
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DAY 29
Today�s Focus:
Justice -- (The Courts and Judges of America)
Justice is defined as �the upholding of what is just,
especially fair treatment in accordance with honor, standards, or
law.� It is to �treat adequately, fairly, or with full
appreciation.� The judicial branch of the
government is clearly an influential authority in
America. Their decisions touch the life of every citizen
and, when functioning properly, help protect individuals
from exploitation, settle disputes, and punish criminals
who break the law. Ask the Holy Spirit to show you areas
in your own nation or community where justice is
desperately needed. Pray specifically for areas
of the government that you know to be lacking in
administering true justice to people. As followers
of Jesus we should be model citizens who,
�Defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the
afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy;
free them from the hand of the wicked� (Psalm 82:3-4, NKJV).
Pray that God will raise up more Christian
judges and lawyers in America who are guided
by honesty and truth.
Today�s Passage:
Proverbs 2:1-9
My son, if you accept my words and store up my
commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and
applying your heart to understanding�indeed, if you call
out for insight and cry aloud
for understanding, and if you look for it as for
silver and search for it as for hidden treasure,
then you will understand the fear of the LORD
and find the knowledge of God. For the LORD
gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and
understanding. He holds success in store for the
upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is
blameless, for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones. Then
you will understand what is right and just and
fair�every good path.
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DAY 30
Today�s Focus:
Personal Prayer
List for
Government
On Day 30 of this season of prayer, take
special time to pray for those aspects of the
sphere of �Government� that God has
specifically impressed on your heart. Take
time to write down the names of the men or
women who serve in the high offices
of government that directly represent you at the
state or national level. Pray for these people by
name. Pray for the President of the United States.

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DAY 31
Today�s Focus:
Media
(Radio, Television, Print, and Internet)
The impact of all forms of media in the American
culture cannot be overemphasized. Whether it is
the print media (newspapers and magazines),
television, radio, or the rapidly spreading
influence of the Internet and all forms of
social networking, media should be an object of our daily
prayers. This is why you will see this on our daily list for
focused prayer as one of the �seven spheres of
influence.� Today we will take added time to
concentrate our prayers specifically on this vital
focus. Pray that God will use publishers of newspapers and
magazines as well as Internet websites to report
in such a manner that is ethically and morally
sound. Ask that God will redeem the media to
advance His Kingdom. Claim the same for the
television industry. Ask that God will continue
to use radio in a significant way to spread the
Gospel globally. Especially pray for the growing
influence of the Internet and social networking. Pray
against the spread of pornography on the Internet
and that God will cause those who �surf� the
Internet to come upon godly websites that draw
them to salvation in Jesus Christ.
Today�s Passage:
Ephesians 2:1-7
As for you, you were dead in your transgressions
and sins, in which you used to live when you
followed the ways of this world and of the ruler
of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now
at work in those who are disobedient. All of us
also lived among them at one time, gratifying the
cravings of our flesh and following its desires
and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving
of wrath. But because of his great love for us,
God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with
Christ even when we were dead in transgressions�
it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us
up with Christ and seated
us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in
order that in the coming ages he might show the
incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his
kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
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DAY 32
Today�s Focus:
Social Networking
With the vast change in the way Americans
communicate and receive information today,
there is a great opportunity for the Church to use
social networking for Christ. Pray today that
God will give inspiration and new ideas to
believers who have influence and skill in social
networking. Pray that these ideas will shape the
industry and cause its influence to be in the hands
of godly leaders. Pray that this medium of
communication will be used to spread the name
of Jesus and put before people�s eyes the truth.
Today�s Passages:
Proverbs 2:6
For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth
come knowledge and understanding.
1 John 5:20
We know also that the Son of God has come and
has given us understanding, so that we may
know him who is true. And we are in him who is
true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the
true God and eternal life.
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DAY 33
Today�s Focus:
News Media
With the explosion of the Internet in the late 90s and the
creation of mobile devices that now allow unlimited
access to Internet data and news around the world,
Americans literally have endless information at their
fingertips. To know what is happening across
the globe at the push of a button is now normal to
us. However, with the great inundation of
information there have also come more opinions,
propaganda, and exaggeration in the reporting of
news. As believers we have a great responsibility
to shape the culture around us and literally
change the news that happens around our nation.
Pray that the news media will be flooded with
the influence of Christ. Pray that broadcasts,
reporters, websites, and online reports will be
filled with integrity. Pray that believers will
seek out useful information in the news that will help
them to pray more effectively for the circumstances
impacting our nation and our world. Pray that God would give
believers discernment as they watch the news and
help them to be guided by His Spirit. Pray that
the news media will not use fear tactics nor
exaggerations in their reporting to gain better
ratings or increase their profits. Pray that
broadcasters will use their influence with pure
motives and not for selfish gain. Pray
that all corruption and falsehood would be
replaced with the truth and authenticity of
Christ.
Today�s Passages:
Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed,
do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving
thanks to God the Father through him.
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money and
be content with what you have, because God has
said, �Never will I leave you; never will I
forsake you.�
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DAY 34
Today�s Focus:
Pornography (Sex Trafficking) Industry

The vile and perverted images that fill the
worldwide web are grounds for us to shut
down the whole system and render it
unbeneficial for the consumption of
American society. However, the
manifestation of pornography and the sex
trafficking industry are sad reflections of the
desires of the hearts of Americans. The
Internet is not bad in and of itself; it is the people
who have chosen to pervert this medium that
clearly show where the problem lies. Shutting
down the system may help temporarily, but it�s
our hearts and our minds that need healing so that
we as a society do not crave and perpetuate these
vile practices. Pray for revival in the hearts of
Americans. Pray that we will return to our first
love and that every power of sexual immorality
we have agreed with will be broken as we turn our hearts
back to Jesus.
Pray that we will no longer prostitute ourselves to
practices that steal the innocence of our children, rob our
marriages, and give us counterfeit ideas of intimacy. Pray
for the Church to rise up and overcome and be a loving
witness to the world that these practices will not make
their hearts whole. Pray for a great turning of hearts and
that every pimp, prostitute, and consumer of this industry
will encounter the powerful love of Christ that sets them
free. Pray that the framework and ideology that enforces
these practices and mindset will be dismantled and
replaced with the truth of Christ. Pray for all of the
victims of this industry who have been forcefully swept
into its chains, that they will be released and healed in the
name of Jesus.
Today�s Passage:
Psalm 119:37
Turn my eyes away from worthless things;
preserve my life according to your word.
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DAY 35
Today�s Focus:
Personal Prayer List for Media
On Day 35 of this season of prayer, take special
time to pray for those aspects of the sphere of
�Media� that God has specifically
impressed on your heart. Take time to write down
the names of people who have broad influence
within the realm of the media.
Pray for these people by name.
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DAY 36
Today�s Focus:
Arts and Entertainment
(Influencing the Influencers
of All Forms of
Entertainment)
Related to the previous focus (the media) are the areas of
the arts, entertainment, and sports. Praise God for the
growing number of famous entertainers and sports
personalities who have professed Christ as Savior. Pray
that God will greatly expand their influence.
Use today�s passages of Scripture to claim
God�s presence in the entertainment industry
and sports arena in our nation. Ask God to raise
up more anointed Christian spokespersons (men
and women) in all areas of sports and
entertainment. Pray also that God will open the
eyes of those who are impacted by the
entertainment industry (or sports) to recognize
when they are being led astray by ungodly
influences.
Today�s Passage:
Ephesians 4:17-24
So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you
must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of
their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding
and separated from the life of God because of the
ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their
hearts. Having lost all sensitivity, they have given
themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every
kind of impurity, and they are full of greed. That,
however, is not the way of life you learned when you
heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance
with the truth that is in Jesus. You were taught, with
regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self,
which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be
made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the
new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and
holiness.
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DAY 37
Today�s Focus:
Professional Sports
God has given us all different talents and gifts.
For some of us and for some of our children,
professional sports athletes have served or
currently serve as role models. Professional
sports athletes have a great opportunity to not
only serve as positive role models but to make
an impact for Christ. Pray today for Christian
professional athletes across America. Pray that
they will be given boldness to reflect Christ in
the culture of sports and serve as positive role models.
Pray that their Christ-centered lives will lead fans and
teammates to realize the love of Christ and the
joy in living life for Him. Pray that the Lord will
cause Christian athletes to stand firm in their
faith and convictions in spite of negative media or
comments by fans or others in social media.
Pray for the whole of professional sports,
that it will be used as a medium to teach ethics,
responsibility, and good values to Americans.
Today�s Passages:
Hebrews 12:1-2
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud
of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and
the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with
perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes
on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy
set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame,
and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
1 Timothy 4:8
For physical training is of some value, but
godliness has value for all things, holding promise
for both the present life and the life to come.
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DAY 38
Today�s Focus:
Movie Industry
Stories have always moved the hearts of Americans. Not
only stories, but good stories. We like to see happy
endings, stories of redemption, and restoration. Our
desire for good stories stems from our one great desire to
be a part of God�s story. It�s the story that we were made
to live, and sometimes movies remind us of this story.
However, movies also reflect our fallen flesh and our
desire for the things of this world. Pray that God
will invade the movie industry. Pray that He will
send in bold witnesses who will produce films
that draw Americans and turn their hearts back
to God. Pray that Americans would no longer
crave the filth and defilement that fill the
industry because of changed hearts. Pray for the
production of films that reach audiences who
would not otherwise be open to hearing about the story
of Jesus. Pray that the profits from godly films
would go toward spreading the Good News
about Jesus around the world.
Today�s Passages:
Titus 2:11-13
For the grace of God has appeared that offers
salvation to all people. It teaches us to say
�No� to ungodliness and worldly passions,
and to live self-controlled, upright and godly
lives in this present age, while we wait for
the blessed hope�the appearing of the glory
of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Colossians
3:5
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your
earthly nature: sexual immorality impurity, lust,
evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.
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DAY 39
Today�s Focus:
Art and Music
Pieces of art have always had the power to move
our minds and impact our hearts. God Himself
made everything that we can see in order to
reveal who He is. He crafted the earth and filled
it with beauty to show us what He is like.
Creation testifies of what God is like. Likewise,
God gave us the ability to create music and
songs. Today, artists create pieces of art to reflect
certain truths, and musicians write songs to
gather people around certain ideas. Pray that
today God would influence artists to create works
of art that reflect His truth. Pray that artists
around America would be drawn into a revelation
of Jesus and that they would seek ways to share
this revelation through art. Pray for musicians
and popular music. Pray that it would be flooded
with the sounds of heaven and would support the
cause of Christ. Pray for musicians to encounter
the truth of Jesus that causes them to sing His
praises and turn the minds of their listeners to
Christ.
Today�s Passage:
Romans 1:20
For since the creation of the world God�s
invisible qualities�his eternal power and divine
nature�have been clearly seen, being
understood from what has been made, so that
people are without excuse.
Psalm 105:2
Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful
acts.
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DAY 40
Today�s Focus:
Personal Prayer List
for Arts and
Entertainment
On the last day of this season of prayer, take
special time to pray for those aspects of the
sphere of �Arts and Entertainment� that God has
specifically impressed on your heart. Take time
to write down the names of professional athletes,
musicians, or movie stars who may need to know
Jesus. Pray for these people by name. Also, if
you know any Christians who have influence in
this sphere, write down their names as well and
pray for them by name.
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1. PRAISE Recognize God�s Nature (Ps. 63:3)
2. WAITING Silent Soul Surrender (Ps. 46:10)
3. CONFESSION Temple Cleansing Time (Ps.139:23)
4. SCRIPTURE PRAYING Word-Enriched Prayer (Jer. 23:29)
5. WATCHING Develop Holy Alertness (Col. 4:2)
6. INTERCESSION Remember the USA (1 Tim. 2:1,2)
7. PETITION Share Personal Needs (Matt. 7:7)
8. THANKSGIVING Confess My Blessings (1 Thess. 5:18)
9. SINGING Worship in Song (Ps. 100:2)
10. MEDITATION Ponder Spiritual Themes (Josh. 1:8)
11. LISTENING Receive Spiritual Instruction (Eccl. 5:2)
12. PRAISE Recognize God�s Nature (Ps. 52:9)
 

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